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The Majestic Theatre 178 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC - Later to become The Chelsea.

The Majestic Theatre, on the corner of Flinders and Russell Streets, was built by Amalgamated Pictures Ltd., and opened on 31 August, 1912. [Thorne, Ross, Cinemas of Australia via USA, p. 215] Music for the silent films was provided by “the grand opera orchestra”. [TableTalk, 9 September, 1912, p. 16.]

In 1916, after Amalgamated Pictures had been incorporated in Union Theatres, the theatre was refurbished and upgraded to the latest standards:

Contributed by Greg Lynch -